Masque of Slaanesh
The Masque of Slaanesh, known also as the Eternal Dancer, Accursed Maiden, and Darkling Deceiver is a daemon of Slaanesh. [2a]
She was once the most favoured of all the Daemonettes, but now she has been cursed by the Dark Prince for a perceived slight. [2a]
Dances
Whilst many dances are from the past, she is able to also dance events yet to come such as the burning of Nurgle's garden or the final battle of the gods - the Rhan'k'adanra. [2a]
- Dance of Dreaming: Where Slaanesh awaits his birth - the movements are languid and sedate.[2a]
- Pageant of Pain: Evoking a great victory over the forces of Khorne notable for its spasmodic movements that ends with the cast tearing each others throats and eyes out. [2a]
History
Following a great defeat by the forces of Nurgle and Khorne, the Masque attempted to ease the mind of Slaanesh with her dazling display of dance but instead the angry god saw only mockery in her performance. Further enraged he cursed her to never cease dancing and every dance would recall and celebrate one of his victories.[2a]
Since then, the Masque has danced across the mortal world and Realm of Chaos alike, never able to rest. She is attracted to places of sensory excess and draws those present into the unholy pagent - mortals and Daemons alike playing flawlessly playing their parts in the dance. Those that survive the performance awake to find death and destruction around them, filled with the agony and weariness of a body pushed beyond its limits. The Masque herself will have departed to her next event. [2a]
Weapons and Equipment
As she dances, her golden mask flickers and shifts to match the characters she is portraying. [2a]
- 7th Edition: Claws (Hand Weapon). [2b]
Miniatures
Masque
Sources
- 1: Warhammer Armies: Daemons of Chaos (8th Edition), pg. 55
- 2: Warhammer Armies: Daemons of Chaos (7th Edition)
